GES' 1st grade participates in field trip
Gillmore Elementary School students from Bridget Moye's first grade class participated in a field trip around the city of Jackson on Nov. 3. The class visited the police station, city hall, Regions Bank and the fire station. Above photo, students visit city hall and pose with Mayor Richard Long. Bottom photo, students visit the fire station and talk with volunteer fireman, Kevin Fuller.
For the 13th straight year, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History will be sponsoring tuition-free, one-week summer seminars across the U.S. and England for teachers at every level.
Participants receive a $400 stipend, books and room and board. Public, parochial, independent school teachers and the National Park Service employees are eligible. Each seminar is limited to 30 participants by competitive application.
Historians from universities including Stanford, Columbia, Yale and the University of Virginia will
lead seminars on topics ranging from the Colonial Era, the U.S. Constitution and the Underground Railroad to the Great Depression, the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement.
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Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically by Feb. 15, 2007. For information on how to apply, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American History.
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